# Accident 19740403007469A: Cessna 172K, Oakland, MD, April 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1974
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Garrett County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.5808° N, 79.3359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARRETT COUNTY (2G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5808&lon=-79.3359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78149, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78149-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 110 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DIG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740403007469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OFF END OF RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD74DIG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIG21), Apr 3, 1974: Cessna 172K (N78149), Oakland, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78149 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960714017999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960714017999A), Jul 14, 1996: Cessna 172K (N78149), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft made emergency landing after takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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